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Jill in La Crescenta spotted a swarm in her front yard and called the Bee Rescue Hotline.
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Backwards Beekeeper Maurice headed out there. He says:
I captured and hived this swarm today...the limb from which the swarm was suspended was so thick that I couldn't get but about 70% in first box. Two more shakes and two more boxes brought the total to about 95%.
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Maurice continues:
Many loose bees clustered on the screen of box #1, so I assumed the the queen was in that one. How long does it take for the uncaught bees to totally dissipate from the swarm site?
The remaining bees:
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